MAR

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Name Element


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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element, see also MARR!

Ancient Germanic

*maru- = 'famous' [1]

Proto-Norse

*mariR = 'famous' [2]

Old High German

mâri = 'famous' [1]
mari = 'famous' [3]

Old English

mær = 'famous'

Related Names

Combinations

Name
Element    
Example
ADAL see Athalmar (German) and Æthelmær (English)
AGI see Eilmar (German)
ALF see Almarr
AS see Ásmarr
AUD see Ödhmar (Norse) Otmar (German) Eadmær (English)
AUST see Austmar
BEL see Belmar
BJÖRT see Bjartmarr
BORG see Bergmar
BOT see Botmar
EGG see Agimar (German)
FOLK see Folkmarr (Norse) and Volkmar (German)
FRID see Friðmar
FRÓÐ see Fróðmar
GAUT see Götmar
GEIR see GæiRmarr
GRAN see Granmarr
GUD see Guðmarr
GUNN see Gunnmarr
HALL see Hallmar
HEIL see Heilmar
HILD see Hildemar (German)
HJALM see Helmar
HREID see Hreiðmarr
HRING see Ringmar
HROD see Hróðmarr
ING see Ingimarr (Norse) and Ingomar (German)
IRM see *Ermin-mēraz (German)
see Jómarr
KRIST see Kristmar
KUNI see Cynemǣr (English)
NIL see Nilmar
O- see Omar
ODD see Oddmarr
PAUL see Paulmar
RAGN see Reginmar
SIG see Sigmarr
STEIN see Steinmar
SVEIN see Sveinmar
VALD see Waldemar (German)
VEST see Vestmarr
VIG see Vígmarr
VILL see Willimar (German)
ÞJOÐ see Þjóðmarr (Norse) and Dietmar
ÞOR see Þórmarr

First Element Forms

Last Element Forms

-mar -mara -marr -márr -marus
-mer -mēraz -merus
-mor
-mår
-mær -mǣr -mære

References

  1. Wilfried Seibicke: Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch (Band 1-4)
  2. Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn (1979)
  3. Friedrich Wilhelm Weitershaus: Das große Vornamenlexikon (1998)